English Explanatory Dictionary

lift a finger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make minimal effort; to help as little as possible.
  2. To take actual retaliatory or punitive action, as opposed to just complaining.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lift, finger.

Word forms

lift a finger lifts a finger lifting a finger lifted a finger raise a finger

Etymology

Compare Matthew 23:4.

Related words

stroke of work
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on L Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary